I swear by Vitamin Water/Gatorade bottles. It takes a few washings to get the taste out but they're super durable, have a nice big opening for refilling, and if it gets lost or destroyed who cares? Just scope out recycling bins for another.

Similar to the one on the right, but blue.
The straw makes a nice handle, and it keeps dust out pretty good!
After being thrown around last year it sorta leaks now. Worked for 5/7 days though.

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

Dork wrote:I swear by Vitamin Water/Gatorade bottles. It takes a few washings to get the taste out but they're super durable, have a nice big opening for refilling, and if it gets lost or destroyed who cares? Just scope out recycling bins for another.

I use the big galllon ones to bring in water. Perfect with a nice built-in handle.

This is one of those silly things that is really important to me...so idiosyncratic.

First, I drink a lot of very large mixed drinks out there.

For me, I tend to use plastic insulated mugs with lids and build in flexi straws. A lot of blended drinks come in them at tourist places like Vegas. They hold about 48 ounces, are double walled in clearish plastic so you can tell the level inside. Lid snaps on and has hole for the flexi straw.

Each year someone makes fun of me, and each year about an hour later said person asks for sips off MY big honkin' ass frosty cold drink that is still going strong.

You can also get non-clear varieties of such at convenience stores in 32- 48 and even 54 ounce sizes. The 54 sounds silly, but you can put some ice in a double ziplock, fill the thing with 5 beers and walk around with your own little mini-keg with a handle.

The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion - W. Blake (attribution corrected)

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave